Killer Heels exhibitions, Moulin Rouge shows, and now, come Friday night, a couple really fantastic national performers named Will Porter and Carmen Nickerson will take to the stage of the 185 seat music hall inside the museum.
The dynamic new program, “The Art of Hope,” speaks to the urgency that we feel in southern New Hampshire to provide resources for families impacted by addiction.
The Currier Museum of Art’s Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Alan Chong has been unanimously approved as its new Director and CEO, starting September 8, 2016.
Panel discussion explores NH’s bullying law, who is at risk, and resources for parents, students and teachers – who may be eligible for professional development credits by attending this forum.
“There’s no passivity when you look at a Picasso,” agreed Susan Strickler, who is the soon-to-retire director of the Currier. “You may not always love it, but it provokes a reaction. That’s what Picasso did.”
Thanks to the generosity of residents from across the city, nearly 250 pairs of shoes were collected and donated to the Currier Museum of Art’s Shoes for Schools drive.
Susan Strickler, who has guided the Currier Museum as director and CEO since 1996, has announced her retirement as of June 2016. A search is on for her successor, to be named in the spring.
James Nachtwey’s photos are truly historical and artistic artifacts – they represent important world events in both gorgeously artistic and photojournalistic ways, and can be discussed at length multiple ways. I’m not surprised by this, given his academic background in art history and political science.
This week’s foodie news for in and around Manchester.
The theme of the Aviation Museum exhibit is “Celebrating Flight.” Paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, mixed media, photography, and digital media will be accepted.
At the Currier: See rare prints by Audubon, who set new standards for his time by placing his mammalian subjects in life-like poses and habitats.
Come and hear stories of survivors and learn how to tell if someone you know may be using drugs, and what local resources are available to help. Following the conversation, tour the exhibition and join Farnum clients celebrating the art they created in response to the art on view at the Currier.
Keynote speaker is Bill Drover, father of 13-year-old twin boys, one of whom has autism. Drover wrote “Stumbling Upon the Extraordinary.” His inspiring memoir is filled with raw emotion, providing a look into a family’s life surrounded by love and laughter, but shadowed by the mysteries of autism.
Student tours at the Currier get a boost from Lincoln Financial Foundation.
If you are at loose ends now that Christmas is over, the city calendar has lots of activities for young and old alike to get you through the next week. Here are some things to do in Manchester to help you enjoy the rest of your vacation, and here’s to a wonderful 2015!
It’s Noon Year’s Eve, featuring amazing juggling performances, kid-friendly food, live music, a scavenger hunt, art activities and a chance to see our blockbuster exhibition, M.C. Escher: Reality and Illusion before it closes on January 5! For the big finish, we will cover the Currier’s Winter Garden Café floor with bubble wrap “fireworks” and hundreds of balloons will drop from the ceiling!
